Speed of NFL not an issue for rookie CB

The first thing cornerback Greg Toler noticed about NFL players was their speed. Going through his first minicamp with the Cardinals certainly wasn't like playing at Saint Paul's College in Virginia.

But matching the speed of the NFL game won't be a problem for Toler, the team's fourth-round pick. If anything, coaches are cautioning him to slow down a bit because he tends to come out of his backpedal too fast.

Several veteran players, including receivers Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald, reassured Toler that he had the physical tools to make it. They emphasized the importance of continuing to work on "his craft."

Toler reminds the Cardinals of cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, who was drafted in the first round out of a small school last year. Rodgers-Cromartie apparently sees a little of himself in Toler, too.

"Dominique, he just let me know we have the same game," Toler said. "That's how he was when he came in, and he said, 'You'll get through it.' "

Free safety Antrel Rolle told Toler to pay attention in the classroom

"He told me to take good notes, that it would take me a long ways," Toler said.